Today in History: October 22, Lance Armstrong stripped of Tour titles

Today is Tuesday, Oct. 22, the 296th day of 2024. There are 70 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 22, 2012, cyclist Lance Armstrong was formally stripped of his seven Tour de France victories and received a lifetime ban from Olympic sports after the...

French transport minister meets cycling groups after a traffic death sparks protests

PARIS (AP) — The French transport minister is expected to meet with cycling associations on Monday following the death of a cyclist in Paris after a dispute with a driver. The 27-year-old cyclist, Paul Varry, was allegedly deliberately run over last Tuesday by an SUV driver, who...

Swiss teenage cyclist Muriel Furrer has died after crashing at the road world champs

ZURICH (AP) — Swiss 18-year-old cyclist Muriel Furrer died on Friday, one day after sustaining a head injury in a crash at the road world championships. “Muriel Furrer sadly passed away today at Zurich University Hospital,” race organizers said in a statement. ...

Roglic protects lead on final day to win Spanish Vuelta for a record-equaling 4th time

MADRID (AP) — Primoz Roglic won a record-equaling fourth Spanish Vuelta title after successfully protecting his lead in the final individual time trial on Sunday. Roglic finished the 24.6-kilometer(15.3-mile) time trial without any scares, and his overall lead of more than two...

Slovenian rider Primoz Roglic wins the Spanish Vuelta for a record-equaling 4th time

In cycling at the Paralympics, high-level technology helps teams win

PARIS (AP) — Elouan Gardon was elated when he took bronze for the United States in the men’s 4000-meter individual pursuit at the Paris Paralympics. The 18-year-old cyclist rode in the C5 classification for athletes with limited to moderate movement in one arm or leg. “We...

British cycling star Sarah Storey wins her 19th Paralympic gold

PARIS (AP) — Sarah Storey says every race is different. Yet, the outcome — gold medal — always seems the same. The British cycling star won the women’s C4-5 road race for the fourth time straight for her 19th gold medal at a Paralympic Games. But the...

Track cyclist Caroline Groot wins Paralympic Games' first gold, Chinese athletes take 4 more

PARIS (AP) — Track cyclist Caroline Groot of the Netherlands won the first gold medal of the Paralympic Games and Chinese Paralympians claimed four on the first day of competition Thursday. Groot won the final of the 500-meter time trial in women’s track cycling for the C4 and C5...

Caroline Groot of the Netherlands wins the first gold medal of the 2024 Paralympics in women’s track cycling

Ashton Lambie is pursuing the America's Cup while his wife Chris Birch aims for outer space

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Pushing boundaries and going fast was always in the sporting DNAs of cyclists Ashton Lambie and Chris Birch, whether it was speeding around velodromes or across the gravel backroads of the Great Plains. Ultimately, they had hoped to compete in the Tokyo Olympics...